1) one of vygotskys laws was that
a.behavior begins as action and then become increasingly verbal and
logical
b.the dialectic of history manifests itself in the cognitive conflicts
between individuals
c.children first learn the social forms of behavior, then apply it to
themselves
d.logic is simply interiorized action
2) jung called the striving for psychic integration, as well as the separation from the
mass culture,
a. maturation
b. individuation
c. personal integration
d. healthy development
3) a 3-year-old child enthusiastically imitates the behavior of a slightly older child. this
imitation most clearly supports the theory of
a.piaget
b.bandura
c.skinner
d.watson
4) in piagets view, children master conservation
a.by recognizing the contradictions in their own thought
b.through specific instruction
c.when they go to school
d.all of the above
5) jung believed that depression in mid-life is basically
a. a natural part of development
b. due to social failure
c. self punishment
d. the work of the animus principle
6) piaget said the mastery of conservation indicates
a. sensorimotor development
b. preoperational thought
c. concrete operations
d. formal operatons
7) recent research suggests
a. children cannot be taught conservation
b. piagets sequences are wrong
c. piagets stages arent too general across tasks
d. all of the above
8) vygotsky, compared to piaget, believed it can be productive
a. to use iq scores in education
b. to restrict childrens play
c.. to teach concepts beyond the childs grasp
d. all of the above
9) piaget emphasized childrens lack of conservation as a quality of
a. infancy
b. stage 6 of sensorimotor thought
c. preoperational thought
d. formal operations
10) rousseau believed the aim of education should be for children
a.to learn the skills necessary to become useful members of society
b.to learn to think for themselves
c.to learn self-control
d.learn to read at an early age
11) briefly contrast the views of locke and rousseau on how children develop.
12) summarize the three attachment patterns ainsworth found in the strange situation.
13) compare the views of piaget and vygotsky on school instruction in abstract
concepts.
14) if rousseau were alive, how highly would he regard schachtels work? explain.
15) how does werners holistic and organismic approach bear on todays widespread push
for early literacy?
16) compare and contrast the views of piaget and vygotsky on egocentric speech.
17) for children to learn, we must praise their correct responses and correct their
mistakes. would montessori agree? explain.
18) piaget and bandura also disagree on the topic of stages. piagets theory is a stage
theory. piagetians believe the stage concept even helps explain modeling. children are
most interested in models whose behavior is moderately noveljust beyond their current
stage. this is why we frequently see a child tagging along after a slightly older child,
trying to do the same interesting things.